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Schools that are put in special measures find themselves in a vicious circle, losing pupils, funding and teachers

How about more teachers, more money, less accountability and major qualification reform? But start by abolishing the EBacc

After the surprising election result, what should the new education secretary’s priorities be? Geoff Barton offers some suggestions

The Tory plan to give Ofsted cash makes no sense – they just want to look tough on school standards, says Geoff Barton

GCSEs seem increasingly archaic – Victorian, even. We have an ‘oven-ready’ replacement ready to go in the form of New Labour’s abandoned Tomlinson reforms

We often call for transformative policies, says ASCL general secretary Geoff Barton, and here is one that looks at the shape of things to come and offers a socially just and economically astute solution